Mumbai: The rupee ended unchanged against the dollar for the second time this month, holding steady at 61.46 today amid caution before next week’s Reserve Bank of India (RBI) meeting and a weakening U.S. currency overseas.
The Indian currency resumed lower at 61.50 per dollar from the previous close of 61.46 at the interbank foreign exchange market and dropped further to a low of 61.79 on dollar demand from banks and importers.
It recovered to 61.44 and ended at yesterday’s closing level of 61.46 on dollar sales by banks due to weakness in the U.S. currency in overseas, coupled with persistent foreign capital inflows into the equity market.
“The rupee continued to trade in a thin range today,” said Abhishek Goenka, CEO of India Forex Advisors. “Next week will be important as the RBI monetary policy and FOMC meeting will be the key events.”
The RBI policy meeting is scheduled, while the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will meet on.
In the global market, the dollar extended its downward slide today on expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will continue its monetary stimulus, pushing the euro up further to its highest level since November 2011.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the dollar against a basket of six other major currencies, traded flat near yesterday’s close as major U.S. data are expected.
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